Cap



March 8 1927.

' M. E. SMITH CAP Filed NOV. 11, 1925 mvawron Patented Mar. 8, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

MYR'I'LE E. SMI'IH, OF GLENWOOD, WASHINGTON,

GAR

Abplication fi1ed November 11, 1925.

This invention re1ates to impro-ven1ents in headwear and has especial relation to caps, an object being 1:0 provide an orna1nental cap by means of which the hair of the wearer may be prevented f101n becon1ing disarranged, the cap being especially designed for use when riding in an anto1nobile.

Another object 0f the invention is the provision 0f a cap of nove1 construction Wbich includes a crown 015 open f011nat-ion, nove1 means being nrovided f0r securing the c1own to the head band of the cap and f01 secnring the crovvn forming memberg together, to provide a crown of ornamental and attrac tive design.

VVith the, above and ot-her objects in view the invention further includes the following nove1 features and details 0f construction, to be hereinafter 1nore fully deseribed, illnstrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view illustrating the cap in use.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail view 0f one 0f the connecting beads.

Figure 3 is a fragmentarv view illustrating the manner of forming the crown 0f the cap.

Referring so the drawings in detai1 Wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding narts, the cap which is preferably lnade of' bead work co1nnrises a bead band 10. This band may be of any desi1red character 01 design, it being preferred t0 ar range tbe beads of Which it is formed, so as 130 provide an ornamental design such as illustrated in Figure 1 0f the drawings. The construction 0f the band includes an uppe1 marginal cord 01 Wi1e 11 t0 which are con- Se1'ial N0. 68,386.

nected a nnmber 015 crown Wires o1 threads 12. These wires 01' threads 12 a1e also designed t0 hold beads 13 and may be a1- ranged in various fonns. F01 this purpose, 4 the invention provides 1netallic beads 14: which a1e transversely spht as indicated at 15, one of these beads being illustrated in Figure 2 01 the drawings. The splits 0E the beadg are snbstantially V-shaped and their ends abut substantially flush so as to reduce danger 0'f entangling the wearers hair. The beads 14 are also utilized f0r connecting the threads 01 wires 12 t0 the band 10, ehe threads or wires being passed th1ough the slit portion of the beads 14 and the s1it thereafter c1osed. The threads 01 wires 12 1nay tbus be connected ab desi1ed points aronnd che edge of the head band 10, while the said threads 01' wi1es 12 1nay alsobe connected 130 one anotber so as t0 fonn vari- 011s orna1nental designs such as illnstrated in Figure 1 of the drawings.

Tbe inventi0n is suscepfible 0f various changes in its form, proportions and 1ninor details 0f constrnction and the rigbt is herein reserved t0 n1ake such cbanges as properly fal1 within the scope 0f the appended claim.

Havin described the invention what is cla'nned is A head covering co1nprising a head encirc1ing beaded band having a marginal tbread. a pluraliy 0f cr0wn threads beads npon fhe crown threadg and sp1it bendable beads connecting tbe crown threads t0 the flnead 01 the band and t0 one another to provide an orna1nental crown, alle sp1its 0f said beads being snbstantially V-shaped with tbei1 ends abutting.

MYRTLE E. SMITH. 

